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The UK's departure from the EU can still be halted, said Keir Starmer, secretary of Labor Brexit, who contradicted Jeremy Corbyn and reiterated the party's position to keep open the option of a second referendum.
Starmer rejected the Labor leader's opinion, according to a German newspaper on Friday, that the only remaining decisions concerned the type of Brexit to be implemented. He told Sky News: "Brexit can be stopped – but the real question is what decisions we will make in the next few weeks and months."
In the perspective of another crucial week for Theresa May on the Brexit process, the Labor Party's clarification on a second referendum followed the decision of Railways Minister Jo Johnson to leave the government on Friday and to support this option.
Former Education Secretary Justine Greening on Monday condemned the Conservatives' and Labor's' failed leadership 'at Brexit, saying the Prime Minister's plan would not stand a chance of being passed by Parliament .
It is unclear whether May will release details of Brexit's final strategy to her cabinet on Tuesday, or wait a week longer to seek more unity. Citing unnamed ministerial sources, the BBC reported that several Cabinet ministers had serious doubts about his proposal since his presentation in July.
Mr Starmer said that, given the scale of the crisis and the likelihood of delays hindering the chances of another European emergency summit, all options should remain open. He rejected the idea that the Labor Party helps May get an agreement through parliament.
"The national interest is to get the right deal," he said. "The question is, is the Prime Minister really negotiating in the national interest or negotiating what he thinks he can get out of his office? And I think everyone knows the answer to this question.
In his interview with Der Spiegel, published on Friday, Corbyn reiterated his criticism of some EU policies. When asked if he supported the idea of a second referendum, he replied, "Not really, no." The referendum took place.
On Sunday, Corbyn was contradicted by Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry. Starmer told Sky that a possible second referendum would be the party's agreed policy. "It was a big problem at our party's conference in September and we had a very strong political position that was endorsed by everyone – myself, Jeremy, Emily – all of the members," he said. -he declares.
He described the possible sequence of events: "We will review the agreement and reject it if it does not meet our criteria. If that happens, we will hold general elections. If this does not happen, all options must remain on the table. This includes the option of a public vote. "
Asked about this later in BBC Radio 4's Today program, Starmer said, "Neither Jeremy nor anyone else has changed this position, and that's the Labor Party's position. I will not pretend that there are no different points of view in the Labor Party. It would not be real. But that's why we worked so hard to say what the common ground is, where we as a Labor Party can agree on the way forward. "
Mr. Starmer said that even if MPs had an official choice to accept May's plan or leave without agreement, Parliament would have room for maneuver: "If there is a motion that more than 400 deputies argue, saying that we do not foresee any agreement and that a minority without agreement, the prime minister should then go ahead in parliament. "
In her own party, the premier is under intense pressure from both sides of the Brexit division to change course. The BBC, quoting two ministers, said anonymously that they did not think May could get the support of Parliament, one of them saying it was "self-damaging" for her to pursue relentlessly the same plan.
On Friday, Johnson said May's course offered the UK the choice of "vassalage or chaos", and that he would rather support a second referendum.
In his latest article in the Daily Telegraph, on the front page, Boris, former Foreign Secretary of Brother Johnson, reiterated his own criticism of May's plan, saying the government "seemed about to surrender completely. ".
Addressing the BBC1 Breakfast Program, Greening said she did not believe MPs would back May's proposals, which she termed "Worst Worlds".
"No, I do not think so, I think it was clear in the summer, that Parliament was blocked," she said, "In fact, this agreement is not about regaining control – in reality, and we will have a massive loss of sovereignty, fewer rules on the rules we will have to follow, and that is why people should have a chance to express themselves.
"It is likely that, alongside the rejection of the Prime Minister's agreement, Parliament will also vote against a" no agreement. "Whether or not a binding vote, I think it will be almost impossible for a government to simply ignore, then it is up to Parliament to find a passage. "
